Winner: Jennifer Coleman
Senior Vice President of Consumer Affairs, Baylor Health Care System
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Jennifer Coleman has presided over an atmosphere of giving back at Baylor Health Care System, a not-for-profit faith-based health care provider based in Dallas. She’s leveraged Baylor’s corporate contributions and community service program to achieve new levels of donations and outreach. This has been a healthy year, with a $20 million donation from the Sammons Dallas Foundation earmarked for a new cancer complex. Coleman also managed communications for the new Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute in an underserved community in South Dallas.
As a mark of her communications impact, Coleman was named one of the Top Women to Watch by the Dallas Business Journal. —JC
Honorable Mentions:
Shawna Seldon, SVP, The Rosen Group
Shawna Seldon’s commitment to overseeing the American Wind Energy Association account has resulted in tremendous business growth—AWEA has effectively doubled its retainer amount.
Patrice Smith, Director, Stakeholder Management, Kaiser Permanente
In the midst of the national health care reform debate, Patrice Smith led communications efforts for Health Care Will Not Reform Itself, the most recent book by Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson, securing coverage in outlets such as MSNBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post and over a dozen radio stations nationwide.